A SEARCH FOR CLOSE DWARF COMPANIONS OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
A SEARCH FOR CLOSE DWARF COMPANIONS OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
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The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
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It is found that the mean number of dwarf companions within a projected distance of 75 kpc from each of a sample of 34 isolated giant elliptical galaxies is, in a statistical sense, + 0.12 ± 0.42 (95% confidence interval). Comparison is made with the results of Holmberg (1969) for a similar survey of 115 spiral galaxies in which the mean number of...
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A SEARCH FOR CLOSE DWARF COMPANIONS OF ELLIPTICAL GALAXIES
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TN_cdi_crossref_citationtrail_10_1086_130059
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_crossref_citationtrail_10_1086_130059
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0004-6280
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1538-3873
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10.1086/130059
